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Watch this video for the top products you should keep in your medicine cabinet and First Aid Kit for summer time rashes, sunburns and bug bites! Most infants and children will experience a skin rash at some point early on in their lives. When my son Hudson was born, he required antibiotics and as a consequence, suffered a persistent diaper …

Have you heard of colon cleansing before but had no idea how it can help you? (If you haven’t, where have you been?! Just kidding, you can scroll down to the ‘bottom’ of this post for some links.) If the idea of a coffee enema turns your stomach and sounds too “Gwyneth Paltrow” for you, I agree! I personally like my …

This is Dr. Melissa’s favourite vegan Mulligatawny soup, which contains warming spices that have anti inflammatory and immune stimulating effects. Along with tons of garlic and ginger to ramp up your immune army in preparation for cold and flu season. Plus lentils, potatoes, carrots, onions and apple for vitamin A, C, potassium and protein, all requirements for healthy white blood cell function. …

Here’s a delicious and fresh recipe that you can use as a dipping sauce or a salad dressing. The best part is it’s SUGAR-FREE and CLEANSE APPROVED so if you’re looking for something to freshen up that same ol’ lunch try this. Tahini is sesame seed paste traditionally used in Mediterranean cuisine, high in healthy fats and creamy deliciousness! Eye ball …

Magnesium is required in many functions in the human body. In fact it’s known as the “Master Relaxer” because of its calming effects on multiple systems in the body. Magnesium relaxes our nervous systems, cardiovascular systems, muscles and bowels. In addition to this calming effect, it is involved in over 300 biochemical reactions in our bodies and thus there is …

Three weeks ago I had to “sit deep into my Warrior” – a term commonly used in yoga classes to instruct students to push past the burn in their legs and use every muscle in their body to hold a strong posture. I remembered those words because it was a very emotional time for my family. Our youngest daughter, Amarah, was …

Recently I’ve had an influx of patients with symptoms of low stomach acid. The funny thing is …these patients have often never heard of such a thing….or have even been medicated for years with prescription antacids for having HIGH stomach acid. So…which is it? High or low stomach acid that causes this gamut of digestive complaints we see so often. …

Here we are in Hudson’s 3rd month in this world and I am grateful to have a moment to sit down and reflect. These months have been some of the most joyous and most challenging of my life. Hudson has brought me happiness that I didn’t understand before having a child. My husband and I can literally watch him smile, …

The newest advances in Genetic modification could be the spark to start that fire. As I’ve been working on the referencing for my upcoming book, The D-Spot, I stumbled upon some very interesting research. Everyone is fearful of something, if you’ve been following my blogs, you know I was fearful of skiing, which I conquered over March Break. Another one …

May you live to be 150! Traditionally the birthday song in my culture says “happy birthday…may you live to be a hundred” …let’s take after our beautiful country and wish for a 150 instead! If you’re drinking this weekend, enjoy our favourite – Pinot Noir – to keep young and healthy to 150! Pinot Noir is chalk full of antioxidants …